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Softball wins four at Lewis Dome Invitational

The Purdue Northwest softball team picked up four big wins at the Lewis Dome Invitational this past weekend held in Rosemont, Illinois.

Thursday, February 23 vs. Truman State - L, 4-1

The Breakdown

•    Junior Aubrey Shroyer (Napoleon, Ohio/Napoleon) led the Pride with two hits.

•    Junior Kirsta Wright (Casa Grande, Ariz./Casa Grande Union (Central Arizona CC)) and sophomore Myah Stuckey (Noblesville, Ind./Noblesville) each added a hit during the game.

•    Senior Abbie May (LaSalle, Ill./Saint Bede Academy) started on the mound for the Pride pitching six innings notching two strikeouts.

•    Wood led Truman State with two hits and three RBIs.

•    Zimmer pitched the first four innings for the Bulldogs and tallied a five strikeouts.

•    Both teams were held scoreless through the first four innings.

•    Truman State notched their first run in the fifth to take a 1-0 lead.

•    The Pride earned their run in the fifth to tie the game up 1-1.

•    The Bulldogs scored three runs in the seventh inning to seal the game, 4-1.

Thursday, February 23 vs. Upper Iowa - W, 4-2

The Breakdown

•    Senior Jocey Gault (West Lafayette, Ind./Harrison) led the Pride with two hits and two RBIs.

•    Senior Selena Michko (Dyer, Ind./Lake Central) added two hits and one RBI.

•    Junior Jessica DeBoer (Dyer, Ind./Illiana Christian) chipped in two hits during the contest.

•    Junior Maddie Roop started in the circle for the Pride and pitched all seven innings. She only gave up three hits, two runs, and recorded three strikeouts.

•    Laila Pelds and Rae VanMilligan led Upper Iowa with one hit and one RBI each.

•    Abby Breuer pitched all six innings for the Peacocks and allowed four runs off eight hits with three strikeouts.

•    The Pride got off to a fast start scoring two runs in the first inning to take an early 2-0 lead.

•    Purdue Northwest added another run in the fourth to make it 3-0.

•    Upper Iowa scored their two runs in the sixth inning to cut their deficit to 3-2.

•    Gault launched a solo homerun in the sixth to seal the game, 4-2.

Friday, February 24 vs. Ursuline - W, 4-2

The Breakdown

•    Senior Ashley Bravo (Chicago, Ill./Whitney Young) led the Pride with three hits and one RBI.

•    Shroyer added three hits

•    Junior Allison Arnold (Tucson, Ariz./Naperville North) tallied two hits.

•    J. DeBoer chipped in one hit and two RBIs.

•    Senior Emma Hill (Holmes Beach, Fla./Cary-Grove (IL)) earned the start for the Pride and pitched all seven innings. She allowed only four hits and no earned runs while tallying four strikeouts.

•    Four players led Ursuline with one hit each.

•    Backherms pitched all six innings for the Arrows and recorded three strikeouts.

•    Ursuline grabbed the first runs in the first inning to grab an ealry 2-0 lead.

•    The Pride responded with three runs of their own in the first to take the lead, 3-2.

•    Purdue Northwest added to their lead in the fourth with an RBI from Bravo to secure the win, 4-2.

Saturday, February 25 vs. Winona State - W, 3-1

The Breakdown

•    Freshman Olivia Hernandez (Aurora, Ill./Aurora Central Catholic) and J. DeBoer each led the Pride with one hit and one RBI.

•    Three players added a hit for Purdue Northwest.

•    Roop started on the mound once again and pitched a complete game win for the Pride. She only allowed one run and notched six strikeouts.

•    Hlas led Winona State with two hits.

•    Hlas also pitched all six innings for the Warriors and tallied eight strikeouts.

•    The Pride took an early 1-0 lead in the first inning.

•    Winona State tied it up 1-1 in the first.

•    Purdue Northwest scored two crucial runs in the sixth inning to secure the win, 3-1.

Saturday, February 25 vs. Minnesota State Moorhead - W, 6-3

The Breakdown

•    Arnold led Purdue Northwest with one hit and a game-high four RBIs.

•    Michko added two hits and one RBI.

•    Four other players notched a hit for the Pride

•    Junior Gabby Paliska (Palos Park, Ill./Lincoln-Way East (Wisconsin-Green Bay)) pitched all seven innings for the Pride to earn the big win.

•    Gallagher and Lopez each earned two hits to lead MSU-Moorhead.

•    Evans pitched the first three innings for the Dragons allowing four hits and six runs.

•    MSU-Moorhead grabbed an early 1-0 lead in the first inning.

•    The Pride scored two runs in the first to take the lead, 2-1.

•    Arnold launched a grand slam for the Pride in the fourth inning to increase the lead to 6-1.

•    The Dragons earned a run in the sixth and seventh inning but it wasn't enough as the Purdue Northwest defense held strong to secure the 6-3 win.

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